Perhaps you can try calling Yedei Chesed at 845-825-0887 - perhaps they'd match you up with one of their families who has a child with Tourettes. There certainly are frum families out there dealing with the same issue who I'm sure would be open to talk.

Im wondering what med your family member is on. When our pediatrician said our now 16-yr-old has TS we took him to a psychiatrist for meds. Instead of starting him on meds I opted to give the nutritional approach a fair shot. This when he was about 8-9 yrs old. B"H he's doing very well. He was recently off his supplements for a few weeks and the twitching returned. He will begin his supplements again. I also want to mention that we got him into counseling (play therapy) with a psychologist, as I feel it's important to address the psyche as well as the physiological..........

what's pm? yes, i would be interested to know about the supplements. my child is 23 and otherwise okay, b"H, although i think he puts a lot of pressure on himself in regard to his learning... actually, he's not on any meds-i just had been reading about it. thanks

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